Nemours Elects Dr. David J. Bailey President and CEO

Nemours Enterprise
Wednesday, April 05, 2006 @ 12:00 AM EDT

John F. (Jack) Porter III, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Nemours, today announced the election of David J. Bailey, MD, MBA, as President and Chief Executive Officer of Nemours.

“We have the highest confidence in Dr. Bailey’s demonstrated leadership ability to continue the momentum of this organization toward becoming the premier children’s health system in the country,” said Porter on behalf of the Board of Directors. “It is a credit to the strength of the Nemours leadership team that this position was filled by an individual already within the organization.” Porter said the search committee quickly determined the strength of Bailey’s leadership capabilities after conducting an extensive national search and interviewing both internal and external finalists.

As part of a planned transition, Bailey will assume his new responsibilities immediately, replacing W. Jeff Wadsworth who is retiring after serving in a leadership capacity for Nemours since 1982.

As President and Chief Executive Officer, Bailey will lead the Nemours children’s health care system--one of the largest pediatric group practices in the United States, operating in four states (DE, FL, PA and NJ).

Nemours is focused on pursuing excellence in children’s health and health care through its four core service dimensions: patient-centered medical care, biomedical research, education, and health promotion/disease prevention.

“I am honored to have the opportunity to help lead Nemours in our journey toward even greater excellence in pediatric subspecialty care,“ said Bailey. “There is no greater privilege than to continue Alfred I. duPont’s legacy by compassionately serving children with the finest patient-centered care available.”

Bailey, who has been with Nemours since 1997, most recently served as Executive Vice President of Patient Operations and Chief Operating Officer, a position he held since 2003. He joined the organization as Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics in the Nemours Children’s Clinic in Orlando, Florida, and became the Chief Executive of the Practice and Medical Director at the Nemours Children’s Clinic in Pensacola in 1999. In April 2002, his role was expanded to Chief Executive of the Practice for all locations of Nemours Children’s Clinic in Florida. Bailey is a Diplomat of the American Board of Pediatrics and serves on the National Board of Medical Examiners. In the community, he serves on the Florida State University College of Medicines Community Advisory Board.

Bailey was born in Beckley, West Virginia. He received an undergraduate degree in biology from West Virginia University, his medical degree from Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from the University of South Florida. He completed a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition at the University of Florida and his pediatric internship and residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where he was also a Chief Resident. He served in the United States Army Medical Corps, reaching the rank of Major. He has held various positions at numerous medical centers and schools including Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, and Tripler Army Medical Center and the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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About Nemours

Nemours, one of the nation’s largest pediatric health systems, is dedicated to achieving higher standards in children’s health. Nemours offers an integrated spectrum of clinical treatment coupled with research, advocacy, and educational health and prevention services extending to all families in the communities it serves. Starting with Alfred I. duPont’s bequest over seventy years ago, Nemours has grown into a multi-dimensional organization offering personalized clinical and preventive care focused on children.

Nemours owns and operates the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware and major children’s specialty clinics in Delaware (Wilmington), Florida (Jacksonville, Orlando and Pensacola), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr) and New Jersey (Atlantic City and Voorhees). Having recently received preliminary approval from the State of Florida, Nemours will establish a new full-service children’s hospital as part of an integrated pediatric health campus in Orlando. KidsHealth.org, the world’s most visited pediatric health care Web site for parents, kids and teens, is a project of Nemours.

Nemours employs over 4,400 individuals, including 430 pediatric physicians, specialists and surgeons who cared for approximately a quarter of a million children in 2007. The organization’s goal is to align with parents, physicians, community leaders, children’s advocates and elected officials to ensure optimal wellness for every child. Additional information about Nemours can be found at www.nemours.org.